HK Riga
| HK Riga | |
|---|---|
| Club information | |
| history |
Dinamo-Juniors Riga (2009-2010) HK Riga (since 2010) |
| Location | Riga , Latvia |
| Club colors | dark red, white, silver |
| league | MHL |
| Venue | Inbox.lv ledus hall |
| capacity | 1,500 seats |
| executive Director | Juris Opuļskis |
| Head coach | Leonīds Tambijevs |
The HK Riga (formerly Dinamo-Juniors Riga ) is a Latvian ice hockey club from Riga , which since 2009 as a farm team of Dinamo Riga acts and the molodyozhnaya Chokkeinaja League , the KHL-associated junior league, participates.
history
In the summer of 2009, when it was SK LSPA / Riga playing U20 team of SK Riga dissolved in the KHL club Dinamo Riga incorporated and Dinamo-Juniors Riga renamed. In addition, the squad was replenished with players from HK Riga 2000 , which had previously gone bankrupt and until then had acted as Dinamo's farm team. The juniors initially took part in the Belarusian open championship and became Latvian champions in 2010.
In 2010 there was a further restructuring of the farm team. This was renamed HK Riga and included in the Molodjoschnaja Chokkeinaja League (MHL). The players of the new MHL team were mainly recruited from SK Riga 18 , which had previously participated in the Latvian ice hockey league. In 2011 another junior team was reported for the second division of the MHL. This was called HK Juniors Riga and played in the Molodjoschnaja Chokkeinaja Liga B between 2011 and 2013 .
Trainer
- 2009/10 Leonīds Beresņevs
- 2010–2014 Leonīds Tambijevs
- 2014-2016 Ronalds Ozoliņš
- 2016 Aleksandrs Ņiživijs
- since 2016 Ronalds Ozoliņš
Placements
MHL
- 2010/11 : 2nd place (West), playoff round of 16
- 2011/12 : 8th place (West), playoff round of 16
Latvian Championship
- 2009/10: 1st place - champion
Belarusian championship
- 2009/10: 11th place
Web links
- News about HK Riga on dinamoriga.eu